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Chicago examiner monday vol xiv no 154 a m Chicago june 19 1916 monday registered p'rtptt itntti 1 r't^'xtt to chieairo and etsewhehb d 6 patent office jrjilliili ujnlii xjjjn 1 Ã¼burbs two cents militia called to arms Illinois 6,000 go to-day 82,000 guardsmen to be sent to border navy also will move declaration of war within few days is expected 35,000 regulars to be sent across border call for v.olu*ijl teers contemplated baker and staff i hold all-day conference m capital i the full text of president wilson's order calling oat i the national guard is printed on page four Â£ by international news service washington june 18 â€” president wilson to-day ordered out thtfl national guard of the united states substantially all of thenrl for service m the mexican campaign this action was accepted as the beginning of actual intervention m mexico a declaration of war on mexico within the next few days was believed by many officials to be a strong probability the open hostility of carranza generals and civil officials m threat ening to attack the american expeditionary army and the evidenoes of participation by carranza officers m the repeated border raids inspired the call for troops which will result m mobilizing practically the entira military strength of the nation for the mexican border army officers are confident that the militia will be used to guard the border releasing the 35,000 seasoned regular army troops now on patrol duty so that they may reinforce general pershing and clear up northern mexico of bandit bands secretary baker figures that about 82,000 men will be stiit ttyjj^j border at once fl entire navy to go to mexico the navy department announced this afternoon that additions ships would be sent to the west and east coasts of mexico admiral winslow m command of the west coast has been or dered to make selections of additional ships and to send them to va j rious ports on the west coast \ secretary of the navy daniels and admiral benson chief aid^m operations of the navy department will confer and select the ship^^j be sent from the atlantic coast none of the battleships will be sent at present although it is ex pected that within a month the whole pacific fleet and the whole at lantic fleet will be seen on the mexican coasts . a call for volunteers also is contemplated it is understood one j report is that this phase of the situation was considered at to-day's i conference of the general staff â€¢ 1 border situation disturbed 9 a secretary of war baker sent his telegrams to the governors rim states and issued a public statement announcing the call to the national guard after an extended conference at the white house with the presi-h dent this afternoon secretary baker had previously been m conference the greater pcrfÃŸ of the day with hugh l scott chief of staff tasker h bliss assistant chief of staff brigadier general alfred l mills chief of the division of militia affairs and other officers mr baker's statement announcing the call to the national guard yas as follows : j in view of the disturbed conditions on the mexican i border and m order to assure complete protection for all m americans the president has called out substantially all state militia and will send them to the border wherever and as fully as general funston determines them to be needed for the purpose stated if they are not needed an effort will be made to relive Chicago soldiers are summoned to commanders rush to headquar-i ers when word of call is re ceived and start the wheels of the state's military machinery | the entire national guard forcr of Illinois except the fifth and sixth infantry regiments was called to the colors by adjutant general frank s dickson at 2 o'clock this morning every regiment m Chicago more than 6.000 men will be rushed to the state mobilization camp at springfield just as soon as the men con entrain the force which probably will be m motion before nightfall will include infantry cavalry artillery medical and signal corps and ma chine gun divisions following are the regiments called and their com manders : first infantry colonel joseph b sanborn Chicago second infantry colonel john j garrity Chicago third infantry colonel greene aurora fourth infantry colonel edward j lang paris seventh infantry colonel daniel moriarty Chicago eighth infantry colonel frank a denison Chicago first cavalry colonel milton j foreman Chicago first battalion art major smith waakegan com manding battery a m danville battery b Chicago battery c fort sheridan sfcond battalion artilley major vincent battery d Chicago battery e champaign battery f champaign governor dunne received the order from secretary o-f war baker shortly after 11 o'clock last night the instructions from the war department included only six of the eight infantry regiments of the state governor dunne immediately telegrahped secretary baker ask ing that the entire force be mobilized the order to the colonels commanding the forces to be gathered at springfield was sent out by adjutant general dickson after a con ference with the governor adjutant general dickson was m Chicago when the news came through from washington yesterday afternoon that president wilson had ordered out the national guard he caught a train for springfield and arrived just after governor dunne had re ceived the order from washington ' the order to the regiments officers calls for mobilization m springfield forthwith the president's official order signed by secretary of war baker was received at the executive mansion by governor dunne at 11:05 how events piled on one another in crisis yesterday all the national guard 125>,000 men m forty eight states called to arms 82,000 to go to border at once v : ; : Â£ ah the Illinois regiments except the sth and 6th start mobilization at springfield ; to-day * * je entire atlantic and pa cific fleets to be concen trated m mexican waters within a month * * * eight thousand mexican troops reported marching from chihuahua city to at tack pershing funston rushes motor truck train five miles long with ammu nition for pershing * * * carranza reported to have sent messenger to washington to demand withdrawal of all american troops m seven days * * * united states marines attempting to land at ma zatlan fire on mexicans six mexicans and several americans reported killed two united state sofficers zaptured governor and officers reviewing guardsmen governor dunne is leading the reviewing party followed by colonel milton j foreman first cavalry i n g.j lieu tenant colonel daniel l tate fifth u s cavalry v and general frank s dickson i n g garranzista troops fight u s cavalry by w h duncan bulletin mexico city june 18 â€” an official report from general ricaut states that an advance guard of the troops under his command had a skirmish with american forces who were recrossing the rio grande fol lowing pursuit of mexicans near brownsville the mexican losses were one sergeant and one private killed citizens and soldiers m mexico city are very orderly notwithstand ing rumors m regard to border dis turbances staff correspondent of international news service brownsville tex june 18 â€” carranza consul garza closed his of fice m this city yesterday placed the consulate m the hands of the span ish consul and to-day is strutting about the streets of matamoros wearing pistols and two cartridge belts american consul jesse h johnson who came to this side yes terday returned to his post in mata moros this morning there is much excitement m matamoros the writer crossed the bio grande river into mexico twelve miles above carranza sends 7-day ultimatum to wilson by h h stansbtjry 8,000 mexicans moving to attack pershing 7,000 toward juarez plan immediate atrack staff correspondent of the international news set-rice el paso texas june 18 â€” the south side of the boundary line between mexico and the united states is aflame with excitement to-night over the announcement from washing ton of a call for the national guard opposite the larger settle ments from yuma ariz to brownsville texas anti-american demonstrations are being held the mexican populace has accepted the latest move on the part of the gringo government as a preparation which can only be followed by hostilities some have crossed to the american side for protection but the majority ignorant of the purposes of the united states have fled to interior merico there is every indication that the mexican troops are planning an immediate attack on general pershing's forces without waiting for further orders from the de facto govern * ment leaders general trevino's forces are 09 the move a large command has been reported moving westward from chihuahua city toward the extreme southern base of the punitive expedition at namiquipa the division has been divided and is m motion approximately 8,000 men of this command are marching m the direction of el valle which is the most pregnable point on general pershing's line of communication the remainder of the force estimated at 7,000 is proceeding toward juarez while general bell and his staff officers were busy gathering this important information to-day representatives of the state department learned that first chief carranza has forwarded a communication to president wilson de manding the withdrawal of all american forces from mexi can soil within seven days if the retreating movement is u.s marines shot in fight in mexico by international news service washington june 18 the state department was advised unofficially to-nigrht that two american marines are m jail at mazatlan mexico after making an armed attack on mexican officers the men are believed to be from the naval transport buffalo reported to-day at mazatlan according to the story which reached washington the marines from the american ship were refused permission to land whereupon they returned to their vessel obtained arms and opened fire on the mexi cans two mexican soldiers and three mexican civilians were wounded the mexicans are reported to have returned the fire wounding some of the americans carranza officials then made the two arrests ambassador designate arredondo is expected to protest to the state department while the navy depart ment is making inquiries to deter mine whether the buffalo was the vessel involved and if so to learn just why the men were refused per mission to go ashore m mazatlan state department reports to-night show conditions m mexico continue to grow alarming mexico city par ticularly is reported suffering from economic conditions which threaten famine and bread riots continued on sth page ist column continued on 2d page 7th column continued on 2i paae sth colum - final y i editioni pi it j i going away c^j â– > l this summer then why not j jjs ' â€” j rent your apartment furnished s f to desirable tenant an ex aminer want ad will find ten j ants who will give it the very j | best of care l

Chicago examiner monday vol xiv no 154 a m Chicago june 19 1916 monday registered p'rtptt itntti 1 r't^'xtt to chieairo and etsewhehb d 6 patent office jrjilliili ujnlii xjjjn 1 Ã¼burbs two cents militia called to arms Illinois 6,000 go to-day 82,000 guardsmen to be sent to border navy also will move declaration of war within few days is expected 35,000 regulars to be sent across border call for v.olu*ijl teers contemplated baker and staff i hold all-day conference m capital i the full text of president wilson's order calling oat i the national guard is printed on page four Â£ by international news service washington june 18 â€” president wilson to-day ordered out thtfl national guard of the united states substantially all of thenrl for service m the mexican campaign this action was accepted as the beginning of actual intervention m mexico a declaration of war on mexico within the next few days was believed by many officials to be a strong probability the open hostility of carranza generals and civil officials m threat ening to attack the american expeditionary army and the evidenoes of participation by carranza officers m the repeated border raids inspired the call for troops which will result m mobilizing practically the entira military strength of the nation for the mexican border army officers are confident that the militia will be used to guard the border releasing the 35,000 seasoned regular army troops now on patrol duty so that they may reinforce general pershing and clear up northern mexico of bandit bands secretary baker figures that about 82,000 men will be stiit ttyjj^j border at once fl entire navy to go to mexico the navy department announced this afternoon that additions ships would be sent to the west and east coasts of mexico admiral winslow m command of the west coast has been or dered to make selections of additional ships and to send them to va j rious ports on the west coast \ secretary of the navy daniels and admiral benson chief aid^m operations of the navy department will confer and select the ship^^j be sent from the atlantic coast none of the battleships will be sent at present although it is ex pected that within a month the whole pacific fleet and the whole at lantic fleet will be seen on the mexican coasts . a call for volunteers also is contemplated it is understood one j report is that this phase of the situation was considered at to-day's i conference of the general staff â€¢ 1 border situation disturbed 9 a secretary of war baker sent his telegrams to the governors rim states and issued a public statement announcing the call to the national guard after an extended conference at the white house with the presi-h dent this afternoon secretary baker had previously been m conference the greater pcrfÃŸ of the day with hugh l scott chief of staff tasker h bliss assistant chief of staff brigadier general alfred l mills chief of the division of militia affairs and other officers mr baker's statement announcing the call to the national guard yas as follows : j in view of the disturbed conditions on the mexican i border and m order to assure complete protection for all m americans the president has called out substantially all state militia and will send them to the border wherever and as fully as general funston determines them to be needed for the purpose stated if they are not needed an effort will be made to relive Chicago soldiers are summoned to commanders rush to headquar-i ers when word of call is re ceived and start the wheels of the state's military machinery | the entire national guard forcr of Illinois except the fifth and sixth infantry regiments was called to the colors by adjutant general frank s dickson at 2 o'clock this morning every regiment m Chicago more than 6.000 men will be rushed to the state mobilization camp at springfield just as soon as the men con entrain the force which probably will be m motion before nightfall will include infantry cavalry artillery medical and signal corps and ma chine gun divisions following are the regiments called and their com manders : first infantry colonel joseph b sanborn Chicago second infantry colonel john j garrity Chicago third infantry colonel greene aurora fourth infantry colonel edward j lang paris seventh infantry colonel daniel moriarty Chicago eighth infantry colonel frank a denison Chicago first cavalry colonel milton j foreman Chicago first battalion art major smith waakegan com manding battery a m danville battery b Chicago battery c fort sheridan sfcond battalion artilley major vincent battery d Chicago battery e champaign battery f champaign governor dunne received the order from secretary o-f war baker shortly after 11 o'clock last night the instructions from the war department included only six of the eight infantry regiments of the state governor dunne immediately telegrahped secretary baker ask ing that the entire force be mobilized the order to the colonels commanding the forces to be gathered at springfield was sent out by adjutant general dickson after a con ference with the governor adjutant general dickson was m Chicago when the news came through from washington yesterday afternoon that president wilson had ordered out the national guard he caught a train for springfield and arrived just after governor dunne had re ceived the order from washington ' the order to the regiments officers calls for mobilization m springfield forthwith the president's official order signed by secretary of war baker was received at the executive mansion by governor dunne at 11:05 how events piled on one another in crisis yesterday all the national guard 125>,000 men m forty eight states called to arms 82,000 to go to border at once v : ; : Â£ ah the Illinois regiments except the sth and 6th start mobilization at springfield ; to-day * * je entire atlantic and pa cific fleets to be concen trated m mexican waters within a month * * * eight thousand mexican troops reported marching from chihuahua city to at tack pershing funston rushes motor truck train five miles long with ammu nition for pershing * * * carranza reported to have sent messenger to washington to demand withdrawal of all american troops m seven days * * * united states marines attempting to land at ma zatlan fire on mexicans six mexicans and several americans reported killed two united state sofficers zaptured governor and officers reviewing guardsmen governor dunne is leading the reviewing party followed by colonel milton j foreman first cavalry i n g.j lieu tenant colonel daniel l tate fifth u s cavalry v and general frank s dickson i n g garranzista troops fight u s cavalry by w h duncan bulletin mexico city june 18 â€” an official report from general ricaut states that an advance guard of the troops under his command had a skirmish with american forces who were recrossing the rio grande fol lowing pursuit of mexicans near brownsville the mexican losses were one sergeant and one private killed citizens and soldiers m mexico city are very orderly notwithstand ing rumors m regard to border dis turbances staff correspondent of international news service brownsville tex june 18 â€” carranza consul garza closed his of fice m this city yesterday placed the consulate m the hands of the span ish consul and to-day is strutting about the streets of matamoros wearing pistols and two cartridge belts american consul jesse h johnson who came to this side yes terday returned to his post in mata moros this morning there is much excitement m matamoros the writer crossed the bio grande river into mexico twelve miles above carranza sends 7-day ultimatum to wilson by h h stansbtjry 8,000 mexicans moving to attack pershing 7,000 toward juarez plan immediate atrack staff correspondent of the international news set-rice el paso texas june 18 â€” the south side of the boundary line between mexico and the united states is aflame with excitement to-night over the announcement from washing ton of a call for the national guard opposite the larger settle ments from yuma ariz to brownsville texas anti-american demonstrations are being held the mexican populace has accepted the latest move on the part of the gringo government as a preparation which can only be followed by hostilities some have crossed to the american side for protection but the majority ignorant of the purposes of the united states have fled to interior merico there is every indication that the mexican troops are planning an immediate attack on general pershing's forces without waiting for further orders from the de facto govern * ment leaders general trevino's forces are 09 the move a large command has been reported moving westward from chihuahua city toward the extreme southern base of the punitive expedition at namiquipa the division has been divided and is m motion approximately 8,000 men of this command are marching m the direction of el valle which is the most pregnable point on general pershing's line of communication the remainder of the force estimated at 7,000 is proceeding toward juarez while general bell and his staff officers were busy gathering this important information to-day representatives of the state department learned that first chief carranza has forwarded a communication to president wilson de manding the withdrawal of all american forces from mexi can soil within seven days if the retreating movement is u.s marines shot in fight in mexico by international news service washington june 18 the state department was advised unofficially to-nigrht that two american marines are m jail at mazatlan mexico after making an armed attack on mexican officers the men are believed to be from the naval transport buffalo reported to-day at mazatlan according to the story which reached washington the marines from the american ship were refused permission to land whereupon they returned to their vessel obtained arms and opened fire on the mexi cans two mexican soldiers and three mexican civilians were wounded the mexicans are reported to have returned the fire wounding some of the americans carranza officials then made the two arrests ambassador designate arredondo is expected to protest to the state department while the navy depart ment is making inquiries to deter mine whether the buffalo was the vessel involved and if so to learn just why the men were refused per mission to go ashore m mazatlan state department reports to-night show conditions m mexico continue to grow alarming mexico city par ticularly is reported suffering from economic conditions which threaten famine and bread riots continued on sth page ist column continued on 2d page 7th column continued on 2i paae sth colum - final y i editioni pi it j i going away c^j â– > l this summer then why not j jjs ' â€” j rent your apartment furnished s f to desirable tenant an ex aminer want ad will find ten j ants who will give it the very j | best of care l